2025 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Pita Pita · SH082025
Cyclone Pita was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2025-01-10 to 2025-01-12 (3 days), peaking at 39 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 993 hPa. 103 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- SH082025
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2025-01-10 → 2025-01-12 (3 days)
- Peak wind
- 39 kt · 20 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 993 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 103
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 144 (2) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 130 (3) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 92 (3) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 79 (3) | — | — | — |
Mean great-circle distance to the best track at each lead time, counted while the system was a tropical or subtropical cyclone; the number of cases is in brackets.
Best track
Six-hourly positions of the US best track (JTWC / NHC, one-minute winds); grades on the Saffir–Simpson scale.
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind (kt) | Pressure (hPa) | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-11 00Z | 19.9°S 167.6°W | 39 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-01-11 06Z | 21.4°S 164.2°W | 39 | 996 | TS |
| 2025-01-11 12Z | 21.9°S 161.5°W | 35 | 993 | TS |
| 2025-01-11 18Z | 21.9°S 160.6°W | 39 | 996 | TS |
| 2025-01-12 00Z | 21.9°S 158.8°W | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-01-12 06Z | 22.4°S 157.5°W | 29 | 997 | TD |
| 2025-01-12 12Z | 22.6°S 156.4°W | 35 | 998 | TS |